2022—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(a)(1), substituted “Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere” for “Secretary of Commerce” in introductory provisions.

Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(a)(8), added par. (2). Former par. (2) redesignated (3).

Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(a)(2), inserted “, skillsets, or credentials” after “degrees”.

Subsec. (a)(3). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(a)(7), redesignated par. (2) as (3). Former par. (3) redesignated (4).

Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(a)(3), inserted “or highly qualified technical professionals and tradespeople” after “atmospheric scientists”.

Subsec. (a)(4). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(a)(7), redesignated par. (3) as (4). Former par. (4) redesignated (5).

Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(a)(4), inserted “, skillsets, or credentials” after “degrees”.

Subsec. (a)(5). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(a)(7), redesignated par. (4) as (5). Former par. (5) redesignated (6).

Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(a)(5), struck out “scientist” after “aging Federal” and substituted “, observations, and monitoring;” for “; and”.

Subsec. (a)(6). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(a)(7), redesignated par. (5) as (6). Former par. (6) redesignated (7).

Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(a)(6), substituted “, technical professionals, and tradespeople into Federal career positions;” for “into Federal career scientist positions and ensure that the experiences of retiring Federal scientists are adequately documented and transferred prior to retirement from Federal service.”

Subsec. (a)(7). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(a)(7), redesignated par. (6) as (7).

Subsec. (a)(8), (9). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(a)(9), added pars. (8) and (9).

Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(b), substituted “Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere” for “Secretary of Commerce”.

Subsec. (c). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(c), substituted “December 23, 2022” for “January 4, 2011”, “Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere” for “Secretary of Commerce”, and “to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives” for “to each committee of Congress with jurisdiction over the programs described in section 893a(b) of this title, as amended by section 302 of this Act”.

Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 117–263, § 10103(d), substituted “Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere” for “Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration” and “academic partners.” for “academic partners to identify and implement programs and mechanisms to ensure that—

“(1) sufficient highly qualified scientists are able to transition into Federal career scientist positions in the Administration’s laboratories and programs; and

“(2) the technical and management experiences of senior employees are documented and transferred before leaving Federal service.”